Australia's Obsession With Falcodores.

[PM-R33]

At the end of the day you do get a shitload of car when you buy a Commodore/Falcon and no one can deny that. To get the same amount from a Jap/Euro car you pay double the amount. Yes the quality may not be as good, however you have a shitload of money saved in your back pocket.

I'm not a huge fan of most Commodores and Falcons as I'm not a big sedan lover(love the Monaro though), but I can understand why they are popular and they definetely fill a perfect position in the car market that most people can afford.

[sneakey pete]

You can tow with a falcadore. Couldnt' live without a small trailer to move around stuff.

[Birds]

Perhaps you need to get out more then

Or maybe they breed them different in your part of the world.

Plenty of wankers on the streets around here. The highest percentage seems to be either V8 utes or imports / evorexes. The v8 utes tend to be the ones weaving through traffic on the M1 to get ahead of everyone else, and the imports tend to be the ones wrapped around street signs and fences near roundabouts every time it rains. Funny how there's a pattern there.

Besides, just as import owners whinge about being labelled hoons becasue of a small minority, don't you think it unfair to label falcadore owners the same because of some brainless bogans? It goes both ways, regardless of how biased you might be.

^zactly, this is what I talk about in the wasteland when I say this forum is full of hypocrites who call all Commodore and Falcon drivers bogans and then wonder why some dickhead in a Commodore or Falcon does a shout out to them. Both stables are as bad as each other.

Import enthusiasts chase acceptance just as much. Even as a minority they are still part of their own culture. Look at all the threads that get posted on here asking for advice on how to get "flush wheel fitment", which by all rights should be a subjective thing, but instead you have an owner who doesn't even know what they want...they just want what everyone else has done and says looks good. TE37s aren't that cool, and no one wants to spend $3000 on a set of wheels, but they're the done thing. I bet you half the owners don't even like the style.

[DivHunter]

My BF Falcon is faster and handles better than my R33 did. Also everything works on it.

[alr33x]

as if import drivers dont think they have a bigger wang than everyone else pull up trying to drag every car/bike/pedestrian they see cos they got a stock turbo on there 20 year old motor

[HEKT1K]

as if import drivers dont think they have a bigger wang than everyone else pull up trying to drag every car/bike/pedestrian they see cos they got a stock turbo on there 20 year old motor

Man i've seen dropkicks on the roads from every different car enthusiast community... imports, commodores you name it.

OP, just buy what you like and deal with others having opposing views.

[djvoodoo]

I spose the obsession with Aussie made sports sedans started way back in the 70's etc with the 351!

[Nee-san]

[Mayuri Krab]

Falcodores are a good "cheap power" car, easy to extract power from like most imports.

So I see the appeal & I might buy a V8 later on...

& in my eyes the current & past few generations looks 1/2 decent enough.

Most people complains about their interior (all plastic bits & pieces) but I don't really care about that.

[jiffo]

I have no idea why someone would pay good money for a brand new Falcon/Commodore, but 2nd hand, that's a no-brainer.

They're dirt cheap and no problem to insure. 3rd party property damage, fire and theft insurance and she's ready to roll for around $150 annually.

Immobilisers from factory, spare parts from Autobarn, lazy torque for the city and good highway economy.

Excellent aircon and moderate glass areas so you're not cooking while you drive.

The worn out stub axle/front end days have gone so they sit reasonably well on the road at highway speeds.

Brakes are fine for normal driving conditions, most are autos and perfect for city traffic.

Towing will rip their arse out but who cares, they leak like seives from factory.

You can drive passed the revenue collectors in a dunnydoor and not get a 2nd glance, same can't be said for an import. Expect to get a thorough going-over and if he doesn't like you, off to the pits for some added inconvenience.

Anyway that's why we've got an everyday dunnydoor.

So stupid really, when it's pissing down and I'm shitting myself on slippery roads, I think of the GTR that's made for those conditions, sitting under tarps in the shed.

[alr33x]

remember your never late in a v8

[FineLine]

remember your never late in a v8

I thought it was "you never date in a v8"

[evil_weevil]

in my early 20's I had a VT LS1 6 speed for 3 years, back in the day it made 213rwkw

was cheap to insure, looked stock, and did a decent skid and i event took it to the track a few times, some motorkhana's - it was really fun!

back then I was more the V8 >. person.

with doing track days in it, I did a few with a few members on here, sold the V8 and bought a skyline.

however to go quicker again at the track I sold the r33 and bought the mx5.

each car has their good and bad points - and each group of cars has the usual bad owners who give the rest of us a bad name.

eitherway - any car thats RWD with some mods will be fun - you just need to give it a go

[Deano 1]

the XR6T are pritty good vaule... i mean 300rwkw from just a exhaust and a tune.... pritty dam good i say

[Hank Scorpio]

If I buy a Mazda Roadpacer does that make me an "import" driver or a "falcodore" driver?

[Birds]

It makes you an impodore driver

[hylian]

They perform terribly compared to other cars on the market, and whilst the upper models are somewhat luxurious, I would not call them prestigious. They're hardly unique, which is what many enthusiasts desire. Quite the opposite, most people who don't care for cars couldn't tell you the difference between a high model and a base model.

Can someone please enlighten me? Cheers.

The good thing about them is they have small increases you can do from factory. You might buy the Ford Berlina for $20k and for an extra 2k you can get leather seats. For an extra 5k you can get another badge and red or blue backlights on your dash and bucket seats. However at the end of the day, the still are a Falcon or a Commodore, regardless of whether you paid $140k for a limited release one which is slow anyway.

How many people do you know that aren't into cars can tell you the difference between a R32 and an R33 without looking at a picture? To the majority, Skylines are just Skylines, whether you have a GTS, GTST or GTR, they're all the same. Some make tu tu sounds and some don't.

Like the other guys have said, they are practical, you can throw a towball on the back, pick your angry single mother and her friend up from the city at 2am and all those other fun things that come along with owning a sedan.

If you know anyone who owns one, get in a worked Xr6 turbo and tell me you don't want one.

[The Bogan]

+1 for a boosted XR6 turbo

For a stupid quick roadcar that you can drive from Sydney to Townsville in one day and still be able to hit the piss that night,well, the things are awsome.

The new Commie V8s are allright too from my experience, OK on fuel but need alot more work than the Ford 6 to make simular reliable power.

If I could convince the missus to get rid of her Alfa I would get her a new SS Commie Wagon,but alas, she likes the POS Alfa........

[PM-R33]

If you know anyone who owns one, get in a worked Xr6 turbo and tell me you don't want one.

Mates 370rwkw XR6T.

I don't want one.

[alr33x]

im hanging to get a hsv, but they arent really another falcodoor based on what i read here since they are 300+killerwasps look dope and do 0-100 in a touch over 5seconds oh and not to mention does it in comfort all day every day stops on a dime yadda yadda ya can tbeat it for the price you'd be talking M range from ya euro's to match the luxury AND performance which means your talking at least 50k more.